Oldham Articles

For change to happen successfully, it must be owned by everyone, not just a few, argues Jim McMahon MP The publication last week of the interim report into integration of immigrants by the all-party parliamentary group on social integration was welcome and timely,...

Taking the support of working-class northerners for granted is no longer an option for Labour, if it ever was, warns Jim McMahon   The working classes of the north of England are industrious and ambitious. We are deeply proud of our roots and of the honest graft of...

It is 15 years this week since Oldham was plunged into dark riotous scenes that none os will ever forget. It is an unhappy anniversary and yet it has remained constantly at the forefront of our minds since then in everything we are doing to improve the prospects of...

It hurt like hell to see news stories labelling Oldham as the ‘most deprived town’ in England this week. As a proud resident and council leader, that is one of the 'top five' headlines you never want to read. My instinct was to defend the area because, hand on heart,...